Yesterday was a downright dismal June day throughout the UK and likely wettest in several months! Wind driven rain fell pretty much all day yesterday suppressing temperatures 2-4C below normal with some places in Scotland having a hard time getting above 10C. Winds were strong enough to blow down trees in Somerset. The chilly air mass, helped […]
While the Southwest sweats in 105-110F and 80s and 90s extending all the way up to the interior Pacific Northwest with records likely to fall, it’s very different on the other side of the continent with an unusually cool trough with plenty of thick cloud trapped beneath covering the Northeast. Check out the contrast between Northwest and Northeast both at 2 […]
Low pressure is well and truly back. The slow movement of the system is making for a thoroughly miserable Tuesday across much of the UK. Low eastward progression is allowing rain totals to mount up which is causing flooding issues. This follows a day in which the same low dumped 100mm or 4 inches of rain […]
Drought conditions remain across Florida with extreme drought remaining between Orlando and Lake Okeechobee. Given the past weekend’s deep tropical moisture surge and anticipated rains through the next week or so, a significant dent to the Sunshine State’s drought is likely. The combination of southward dipping jet stream and semi organised system in western Gulf […]
You would think a switch has been flicked within our atmosphere above. Rather than persistent high pressure dominating, we’re firmly back in an unsettled, disturbed Atlantic pattern with frequent lows sweeping across our shores bringing spells of wind and rain. GFS ensemble upcoming 5-day mean 500mb height anomaly. A rather soggy 5 days ahead as […]
Article from The Watchers Posted by TW on June 02, 2017 Brutal amounts of rainfall hit northern Taiwan today, June 2, 2017, killing at least 1 person, leaving 2 missing and injuring more than 20. Heavy rain toppled electricity pylon near New Taipei’s Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant, resulting in the automatic shutdown of the plant. The […]
Less than a month since our first reunion since September and we’re back on the road and heading back to Torridon. It’s 1am Sunday 21 May and it’s my 3rd visit to the Torridon. This time Petr and I are taking on Sgurr Choinnich and Sgurr a Chaorachain. Located in the Achnashellach Forest between Glen Carron and Loch Monar, this […]
By Jon Erdman Jun 2 2017 05:00 PM EDT weather.com Story Highlights An area of the Gulf of Mexico will be watched for possible tropical development into next week. Possible development may involve a remnant of an eastern Pacific system. This is an area prone to tropical development in June. Regardless of development, heavy rain […]
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